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If Goldman Is the Future of Diversity, We Have a Problem

If Goldman Is the Future of Diversity, We Have a Problem
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The Davos ‘Vibe Shift’ Is No Surprise

The Davos ‘Vibe Shift’ Is No Surprise
25.01.2025 10

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‘Making The World a Better Place’ Is So Last Year

Not so long ago, Mark Zuckerberg desperately wanted the public to view him not just as an empire builder but also as a world-saver. The Meta Platforms...

17.01.2025 40

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Costco Is Beloved Enough to Win Its Anti-DEI Fight

Costco Wholesale Corp. has made a business out of doing things its own way. It pioneered and perfected the high-low formula, selling bulk toilet...

08.01.2025 20

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The 5 Biggest Forces to Watch in Corporate America

The C-suites and boardrooms of corporate America should be on high alert entering 2025. They are facing geopolitical turmoil, the uncertainty of a...

27.12.2024 50

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Netflix Parental Leave Flip-Flop Shows It Was Just PR

Here’s some free advice for HR departments: If you don’t want your employees to make use of the benefits you offer, avoid launching a media blitz...

14.12.2024 20

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Anger at CEOs Goes Beyond the Healthcare Industry. Here’s Why.

The phones at corporate security firms are ringing off the hook. Security chiefs at major organizations are convening calls to trade notes. Company...

12.12.2024 20

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The Girl Economy Is Going Strong — Despite the Manosphere

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, two girl-centric movies about female empowerment — one starring an animated Polynesian teenager and the other a...

11.12.2024 3

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Walmart's DEI Reversal Isn't All About Robby Starbuck

Right-wing activist Robby Starbuck declared another win last week, and it was a big one. Walmart Inc., America’s largest private-sector employer,...

03.12.2024 4

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Buffett’s Life Advice May Be More Valuable Than His Portfolio

On Monday, Warren Buffett announced that he was donating more than $1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares to four family foundations — a...

28.11.2024 9

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Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s

America’s hottest retailer is notoriously hush-hush. Fortune uncovers the secrets of its success.

19.11.2024 4

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McDonald’s Missed One Lesson From Chipotle’s E. Coli Crisis

Consumers make choices about what and where they’ll eat based on quality, convenience and price. But higher on the hierarchy of needs is the...

24.10.2024 2

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Disney’s Happily Ever After Iger Is Finally On Track

Last year, James Gorman told the In Good Company podcast that now that he had stepped down as CEO of Morgan Stanley, he wanted a board role that...

23.10.2024 3

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Milton’s Blow to Disney Proves ESG Isn't ‘Woke Capitalism’

The weather has long been a favorite scapegoat of executives trying to explain disappointing earnings. Customers shying away from buying new...

11.10.2024 1

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Burger King's New Moms Ad Deserves Praise, Not Outrage

Each time I gave birth, I requested that my parents show up at the hospital not with a stuffed animal or cute baby outfit for their new grandchild...

10.10.2024 4

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Philandering CEOs Are Finally Getting Fired. Good.

Having a romantic relationship with an employee didn’t used to be a fireable offense for CEOs. They would get canned for misappropriating funds...

03.10.2024 2

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Nike Fell for a Plug-and-Play CEO. He Flopped.

Nike’s John Donahoe is right out of CEO central casting. The former college athlete with an Ivy League pedigree and a Stanford MBA has claimed to...

24.09.2024 1

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Disney Board’s Relationship With Bob Iger Is Inside Out

11.09.2024 1

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DEI Has a New Nemesis — And He’s Good at His Job

Earlier this week, Harley-Davidson Inc. became the latest company to drop its diversity efforts after being targeted by right-wing commentator...

21.08.2024 1

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New Starbucks CEO Could Finally Tame Howard Schultz

Incoming Starbucks Corp. CEO Brian Niccol is a star executive who is widely considered the best in the business. Quite frankly, it’s surprising...

14.08.2024 2

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Tech Could Use More Susan Wojcickis

As the CEO of Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube, Susan Wojcicki was no stranger to controversy. She once said that trying to manage a platform struggling...

13.08.2024 2

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Elon Musk Has His Own Clean-Up Crew at X: Linda Yaccarino

When journalists email X with an inquiry, they receive the automated response, “Busy now, please check back later.” The fact that they’re met...

31.07.2024 1

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The Nepo Baby Boom Is Only Going to Get Bigger

In 2021, Deadline published an article about The Rightway, a short film that was going into production. The report set the internet ablaze. The...

19.07.2024 1

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